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This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is specifically for news sources.
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</noinclude>
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== Usage ==
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;Common form for online news articles (English, HTML format, with today as access date)
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<tt><nowiki>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |work= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{CURRENTYEAR}}-{{CURRENTMONTH}}-{{CURRENTDAY2}}<nowiki> }}</nowiki></tt>
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;All parameters
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<pre>
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{{cite news
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| first =
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| last =
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| authorlink =
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| author =
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| coauthors =
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| title =
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| url =
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| format =
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| work =
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| publisher =
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| pages =
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| page =
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| date =
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| accessdate =
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| language =
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| quote =
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}}
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</pre>
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<pre>
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{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate= |language= |quote= }}
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</pre>
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*'''title''' is required, rest is optional. Note that title must be on one line in order for the hyperlink to display properly.
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* '''author''': Author
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** '''last''' works with '''first''' to produce <code>last, first</code>
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** '''authorlink''' works either with '''author''' or with '''last''' & '''first''' to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
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** '''coauthors''': allows additional authors
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* '''url''': Link to the news item if available online
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** '''format''': Format, i.e. PDF. Don't specify for HTML (implied as default).
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**: Specify as'' 'fee required' ''if free access no longer available.
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**: Specify as'' 'Reprint' ''if a full original version but not hosted by the original publisher.
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* '''work''': If this item is part of a larger work (such as a newspaper), name of that work.
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* '''publisher''': Publisher, if any.
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* '''date''': date of publication. ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format recommended.
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* '''pages''' overrides '''page'''
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* '''accessdate''': Date when item was accessed. Use ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format. Do not wikilink the date.
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* '''language''': the language in which the source is written.
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* '''quote''': Relevant quote.
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== Examples ==
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*<nowiki>{{cite news
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| first=John
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| last=Doe
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| title=News
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| url=http://www.url.com/
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| work=Encyclopedia of Things
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| publisher=News co.
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| pages= 37&ndash;39
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| date=2005-11-21
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| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
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cite news
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| first=John
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| last=Doe
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| title=News
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| url=http://www.url.com/
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| work=Encyclopedia of Things
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| publisher=News co.
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| pages= 37&ndash;39
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| date=2005-11-21
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| accessdate=2005-12-11
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}}</div>
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*<nowiki>{{cite news
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| author=Staff writer
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| title=News
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| url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf
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| format=PDF
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| publisher=News co.
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| pages= 37&ndash;39
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| date=2005-11-21
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| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
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cite news
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| author=Staff writer
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| title=News
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| url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf
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| format=PDF
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| publisher=News co.
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| pages= 37&ndash;39
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| date=2005-11-21
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| accessdate=2005-12-11
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}}</div>
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*<nowiki>{{cite news
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| first=Jon
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| last=Fine
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| authorlink=Jon Fine
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| title=News
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| url=http://www.url.com/background
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| format=Reprint
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| publisher=News co.
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| date=2005-11-21
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| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
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cite news
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| first=Jon
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| last=Fine
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| authorlink=Jon Fine
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| title=News
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| url=http://www.url.com/background
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| format=Reprint
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| publisher=News co.
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| date=2005-11-21
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| accessdate=2005-12-11
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}}</div>
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*<nowiki>{{cite news
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| title=News
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| url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News
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| format=Fee required
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| publisher=News co.
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| date=2005-11-21
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| accessdate=2005-12-11}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
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cite news
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| title=News
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| url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News
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| format=Fee required
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| publisher=News co.
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| date=2005-11-21
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| accessdate=2005-12-11
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}}</div>
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*<nowiki>{{cite news
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| first=John
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| last=Doe
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| title=FooBar
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| page=1}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
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cite news
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| first=John
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| last=Doe
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| title=FooBar
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| page=1
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}}</div>
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*<nowiki>{{cite news
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| title=FooBar
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| page=1
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}}</nowiki><br><div style="padding:0.5em">→ {{
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cite news
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| title=FooBar
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| page=1
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}}</div>
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[[Category:Citation templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

Latest revision as of 15:38, 8 April 2008

This template is used to cite sources in Wikipedia. It is specifically for news sources.

Usage

Common form for online news articles (English, HTML format, with today as access date)

{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |work= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2025-05-02 }}

All parameters
{{cite news 
 | first = 
 | last = 
 | authorlink =
 | author = 
 | coauthors =
 | title = 
 | url = 
 | format = 
 | work = 
 | publisher = 
 | pages = 
 | page = 
 | date = 
 | accessdate = 
 | language = 
 | quote = 
}}

{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |author= |coauthors= |title= |url= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |page= |date= |accessdate= |language= |quote= }}
  • title is required, rest is optional. Note that title must be on one line in order for the hyperlink to display properly.
  • author: Author
    • last works with first to produce last, first
    • authorlink works either with author or with last & first to link to the appropriate wikipedia article. Does not work with URLs.
    • coauthors: allows additional authors
  • url: Link to the news item if available online
    • format: Format, i.e. PDF. Don't specify for HTML (implied as default).
      Specify as 'fee required' if free access no longer available.
      Specify as 'Reprint' if a full original version but not hosted by the original publisher.
  • work: If this item is part of a larger work (such as a newspaper), name of that work.
  • publisher: Publisher, if any.
  • date: date of publication. ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format recommended.
  • pages overrides page
  • accessdate: Date when item was accessed. Use ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD format. Do not wikilink the date.
  • language: the language in which the source is written.
  • quote: Relevant quote.

Examples

  • {{cite news | first=John | last=Doe | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/ | work=Encyclopedia of Things | publisher=News co. | pages= 37–39 | date=2005-11-21 | accessdate=2005-12-11}}
    → Doe, John. "News", Encyclopedia of Things, News co., 2005-11-21, pp. 37–39. Retrieved on 2005-12-11.
  • {{cite news | author=Staff writer | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/News.pdf | format=PDF | publisher=News co. | pages= 37–39 | date=2005-11-21 | accessdate=2005-12-11}}
    → Staff writer. "News" (PDF), News co., 2005-11-21, pp. 37–39. Retrieved on 2005-12-11.
  • {{cite news | first=Jon | last=Fine | authorlink=Jon Fine | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/background | format=Reprint | publisher=News co. | date=2005-11-21 | accessdate=2005-12-11}}
    → Fine, Jon. "News" (Reprint), News co., 2005-11-21. Retrieved on 2005-12-11.
  • {{cite news | title=News | url=http://www.url.com/Archive/News | format=Fee required | publisher=News co. | date=2005-11-21 | accessdate=2005-12-11}}
    → "News" (Fee required), News co., 2005-11-21. Retrieved on 2005-12-11.
  • {{cite news | first=John | last=Doe | title=FooBar | page=1}}
    → Doe, John. "FooBar", p. 1.
  • {{cite news | title=FooBar | page=1 }}
    → "FooBar", p. 1.
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